MahaBodhi Temple, Bodhgaya

Location : Bodhgaya, Bihar Declared World Heritage Site In : 2002

Description : The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar. where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, attained enlightenment, and one of the four holy sites of Buddhism.
This newly added heritage site is one of the holy sites which are directly related to the life of Lord Budha. This temple is dated back to 5th or 6th century. In the 3rd century B.C emperor Asoka built the first temple. The Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodhgaya, is one of the four holy sites related to the life of Lord Buddha. Built by Emperor Ashoka, Mahabodhi Temple Complex is the places where Lord Buddha had attained enlightenment. The first temple in this complex was constructed by Ashoka in the 3srd century B.C. and the present existing temples date back to 5th or 6th centuries.